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Search results for: back to school

Back to School 2024: No ABCs Without A/C

Article by Tanzina Vega published August 28, 2024

As children across the United States start the school year, concerns about rising heat in classrooms continue. Moms’ Ylenia Aguilar shares her experience in Arizona with extreme heat and schools.

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Back To School: Lessons from Polluters

Article by Dominique Browning published September 6, 2012

Learn how global warming and climate change are causing conditions that will kill state trees in their natural areas and some will die out altogether.

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This Back-to-School Season’s Trendy Item: Electric School Buses

Article by Alexandra Zissu published August 9, 2023

Electric school buses reduce air pollution and safeguard the health of children, bus drivers, teachers, and communities. Here are more reasons to roll with electric school buses.

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2024 Annual Report

Mothers Fight for Climate Safety, Clean Air, & Environmental Justice Moms’ efforts over more than a decade helped secure an outstanding series of wins in 2024, protecting families from air pollution, climate-destabilizing emissions, and toxic chemicals. Our membership’s strong advocacy—including intense engagement …

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Letter to EPA About the Clean School Bus Program, January 31, 2022

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Date: January 31, 2022 To: Karl Simon Director, Transportation and Climate Division Office of Transportation and Air Quality Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 Re: Clean School Bus Program Dear Director Simon: On behalf of the Alliance for …

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Back to School on Electric Buses: Getting All the Facts

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On August 15, 2023, Moms Clean Air Force joined PennEnvironment and our partners in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, for a webinar about EPA’s Clean School Bus Program. Through this program, EPA is distributing $5 billion over five …

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Back to School with Clean Cars & Cleaner Air: Participants

Jessica Mengistab, BSN, RN Jessica Mengistab, BSN, RN, is the Program Manager for Climate and Clean Energy Advocacy with The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. In her role, Jessica works on outreach and engagement of nurses, nursing organizations, and ANHE partner …

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The ABCs of Climate Change at School

Article by Marcia G. Yerman published September 19, 2022

Do your kids learn about climate change at school? Is their school energy efficient? How do heat and extreme weather affect schoolchildren? Here’s the latest school-related climate news.

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Reasons to Roll With Electric School Buses

Fact Sheet

This resource has been factchecked by policy experts, using the latest scientific research. Find all our sources linked below. The benefits of electric school buses Electric school buses will save millions of kids from exposure to dirty diesel bus exhaust, a known …

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Want Electric School Buses for Your District? Apply Now, Don’t Delay!

Article by Emily Pickett published January 23, 2024

People across the country are raving over the electric school buses rolling into their neighborhoods. Want to help bring this technology to your community? Now is the time to encourage your school district to apply for the latest round of EPA funding.

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Electrify School Buses

Article by Trisha Dello Iacono published February 25, 2021

Electric school buses have no tailpipe emissions. That means no harmful diesel pollution, and no dangerous climate pollution either. A new bill can help get us to 100% clean electric school buses.

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Invisible Harm: Toxic School Air Affects 8,000 Public Schools

Article by Katy Farber published March 2, 2017

Learn about an invisible epidemic in our nation’s schools, toxic air pollution from roadways that impacts millions of students across the country.

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